Trick

Bitter Turn — Front

Name recorded in the research pack; a definition has not yet been established.

Aliases

ビッテリターン（フロント）ja · original Japanese nameビッテリーターン（フロント）en · Spelling used in the S1 body text

HOW TO DO IT

ビッテリ / ビッテリー Naming Crosswalk

ビッテリ and ビッテリー occur in Rama's lesson naming. Historical Vitelli is a comparison candidate; spelling similarity alone does not validate a global alias.

Preparation and setting

Original Japanese label, instructor context and separate toe/heel lesson links.

How to understand / apply it

Retain both attested spellings.
Keep the front/back applications linked to their actual lessons.
Describe their entry and recovery independently.
Compare with historical usage without automatically merging.
Record any translation decision.

How to learn / practise

Use the existing Batch 21 front/back content for movement practice. This page teaches naming and navigation, not a replacement invented curriculum.

Errors and corrections

An English working spelling can conceal a different meaning. Forced equivalence removes provenance. Do not infer identical counterrotation from the historical name.

Observable checks

Readers can find both spellings and understand the unresolved equivalence.

Review note

Terminology/equivalence requires source-specific review; no universal alias established.

Sources: Rama / SURF&SNOW — ビッテリターン（フロント）, original attributed lesson; Rama / SURF&SNOW — ビッテリターン（バック）, original attributed lesson

HOW TO DO IT

Bitter Turn — Front

Hirama's source-specific ビッテリターン front lesson concerns deep turn positioning and flex before the hips move closer to the slope. Its brief caption does not establish a complete edge/body pathway.

Preparation and setting

Reliable ordinary turns and controlled edge release. Do not equate every toe-side laid turn with this name.

Available preparation and unresolved execution

Retain the original spelling and teacher.
Rehearse ordinary turn flexion before any deep positioning.
Confirm the intended edge, travel stance and body orientation from technical evidence.
Avoid using the hand as an emergency catch.
Leave full entry and recovery instructions pending source review.

Learning and practice

Continue established carving foundations from Package1. Deep positioning is not a shortcut to the named movement.

Errors and corrections

Collapsing suddenly into the turn loses support. Hand-catching masks failed balance. Spelling similarity to butter does not establish equivalence.

Observable checks

Concept and limited flexion cue documented; complete source-specific how-to remains incomplete.

Source: https://surfsnow.jp/article/howto/snowboard/detail/runtrick1/

SOURCE-BACKED DETAIL

Characteristics

Source aliases: Vitelli (historical comparison candidate, not an approved alias)

Not established by sources

edge
stance
exact contact geometry

editorial review notes

Working English transliteration; verify Bitter/Butter/Bittery naming. Do not merge with a butter trick by spelling alone.

Additional teaching summary — coaching review required

Hirama (S1): start with a flexed-knee version before attempting a fully extended shape; the outside hip approaches the slope. Warns against a hand catching during contact.

Additional editorial review notes

'Front' is the source's variant label; not mapped to every toe-side extreme carve.

Additional editorial review notes

Rama (S8) recommends starting with folded knees rather than immediate full extension. Not evidence that its mechanics match the historical counter-rotated Vitelli turn.